The Independent controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
The Independent faces backlash over Rittenhouse sub-headline
Public backlash
The Independent faced online backlash after a front-page sub-headline stated that Kyle Rittenhouse had "shot three black men." According to the source report, the sub-headline appeared to have been corrected, and no apology had been issued at the time of reporting. The controversy centered on the wording of the sub-headline and its publication on the front page.
Company response
Clarification — The Independent
It appears that the sub-headline has been corrected since then
Source excerpt
A leading UK newspaper, The Independent, has provoked an online uproar by arguing in a sub-headline on its front page that Kyle Rittenhouse "shot three black men".
It appears that the sub-headline has been corrected since then, but no apologies have yet been issued by The Independent over the incident.
This was published on 19 November, when the newspaper reported that Rittenhouse was "cleared of murder after shooting dead two Black Lives Matter protesters" in Kenosha last year.